Study Group 4

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Study Group 4
Overview
Assessment

Implementation
  • using web cams as self-assessment tool for reading fluency
  • rubrics for students to self-assess

Discussion
  • questions from Betty Garner allowing children to share their learning
    • What sense do you make of this?
    • What good questions can you think of?
    • What part do you know for sure? What part do you understand?
    • What do you notice?
    • What kind of pattern do you notice?
    • What do you wish was easier?
    • Why?
    • What did you understand the question to be?
    • If you were going to explain this to someone, how would you do it in your own words?
    • If you did know, what would you say? (Use this when students shrug their shoulders or respond 'I don't know' to a question.)
    • What changed?
    • What stayed the same?
  • Statements that encourage responses
    • Tell me in your own words what you understand.
    • Tell me more.
    • Help me understand.
    • You did it! You enjoy figuring things out!
    • Tell me what you see in your mind in connection with this.

Technology
  • reviewed technology articles (posted on the public drive)
  • Discussion revolved around uses of technology in our classrooms
    • 9-12 Blog www.meerlywords.blogspot.com
    • Room 19 student-created newsletter to parents
    • Room 19 video of 'What I am thankful for' filmed w/buddy classroom, Room 22 and presented by students
    • Room 16..Thinkfinity links for language and math lesson planning and student practice
    • Room 20 Thinkinity links for math practice (Turtle Pond)
    • Music...music and video clips to share composers w/students
Discussion
  • introducing spread sheet software for managing data and exploring excel on their own
  • computer programs are fostering longer work cycles and extending duration of student focu

Betty Garner
Implementation
  • classification and categorization: use attribute blocks and buttons asking children to sort in as many different ways as they could across program levels to notice developmental stages of this exercise
  • explored questions: 'What do you see? What do you notice? What's the same? What's different? etc'